Where does “iblis” come from?

iblis (Crimean Tatar) comes from Arabic إِبْلِيس, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

iblis (Crimean Tatar): devil

Definitions

  1. devil

Ancestry of “iblis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicإِبْلِيسIblis; Iblees, devil; demon, devil
2Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
3Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic إِبْلِيس →